Hantavirus transmission in the United States.
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In 1996, investigation of a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) outbreak in southern Argentina found evidence of person-to-person transmission of a hantavirus. The infection control ramifications of this finding led to this review of hantavirus epidemiology in the United States; the review suggests that Sin Nombre virus infection is rarely, if ever, transmitted from person to person and that existing guidelines for prevention of HPS remain appropriate for North America.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997